‘How can we continuing singing his tunes when we know Shlomo Carlebach sexually harassed women,” …
The Builder of World’s ‘Eighth Wonder’ Who Died of Stress
The Holland Tunnel, which stresses out many of the 35 million drivers who pass through it annually, …
BEWARE OF THE NEW BDS: ‘BIBI DERANGEMENT SYNDROME’
We recently hosted a Shabbat dinner for some Christians visiting Jerusalem. Many described the Israel …
WE DON’T NEED NO BALFOUR DECLARATIONS… OR CELEBRATIONS
As a historian, I appreciate the Balfour declarations – plural. As a proud Zionist, however, …
An Open Letter to Rabbi Rick Jacobs – Celebrating Birthright
Read on Haaretz: https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/1.820871 Dear Rabbi Jacobs, Although we only met briefly once, I …
The Casting Couch Perverts Who Peddled Fairy Tales
The Casting Couch is as old as Hollywood and as inescapable as bad reviews. Journalists …
ZIONIST ‘SHLICHIM’ SHOULD BE AS CHABAD ‘SHLUCHIM’
I recently spoke to an Israeli friend dispatched to the US to be a shaliach, …
PROTESTING OUTSIDE A POLITICIAN’S HOME ISN’T ILLEGAL – IT’S JUST IMMORAL
The High Court of Justice has authorized protests outside a politician’s home. Such rallies must …
BIRTHRIGHT WON’T CHANGE YOUR POLITICS, BUT IT FEEDS YOUR SOUL
In his charming, candid memoir Distilled, the indomitable Charles Bronfman describes an unlikely partnership with a gruff, …
STOP MAYOR BARKAT’S ‘TRAIN OF PAIN’ ON EMEK REFAIM STREET
Some Jerusalem snapshots: FLASH: Last Tuesday, dozens of residents and shopkeepers in the capital’s charming, …